[20], Florida law states that county election departments must release the total number of ballots counted within 30 minutes of poll closings to facilitate accountability and oversight. Snipes did not comply.[21]. Updated 1528 GMT (2328 HKT) November 19, 2018.

YES! Voters complained that they were required to show their ID to security guards to get through the gates, despite the fact that ID is not required to vote in Florida. Elections were held on November 6, 2018 for the Governor of the State, Florida's U.S. In 1964, Snipes started her career as a teacher at Blanche Ely High School in Pompano Beach, Florida, and eventually became principal of Robert Markham Elementary School, also in Pompano Beach.

Representatives, as well as other seats. [13], The election results were released 30 minutes before the polls closed. On November 6, 2017, the court discovered that the ballots in question had been destroyed two months prior. Complaints were lodged with Snipes' office at the time of the primary elections, but the situation was not resolved before the general elections. “I need to be careful with what I say about her,” Scott reportedly told one of the sources in confidence. "Although I have enjoyed this work tremendously over these many election cycles, both large and small, I am ready to pass the torch," Snipes wrote Sunday in her. The teacher reported finding the box, but did not touch it or look inside. Lawyers Coming To CHANGE Election Results’, BUSTED: MAJOR Corruption and Voter Fraud Revealed in Florida Leads To Lawsuit By Gov. A month before the election, Debbie Wasserman Schultz had been ousted from her position as the chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee over allegations that she and others rigged the Democratic presidential primary process to favor Hillary Clinton over Bernie Sanders. YUGE! Down In Flames: The Turn And Fall Of Steve Bannon.

Snipes' attorney said a vendor had made and retained a digital copy of every ballot cast in the race and that the destruction of the ballots was neither intentional nor illegal. Jeb Bush, a Republican, after he removed her predecessor, Miriam Oliphant, for a series of missteps. On November 30, 2018, in the aftermath of the controversial 2018 Florida elections, Snipes was removed from office by Governor Rick Scott. Required fields are marked *. YES! I'll just check with my family. by The gap between DeSantis and Democrat Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum is less than 0.5%, triggering a machine recount. “He’s senator-elect and he has blinders on to make sure it stays that way.”, Brenda SnipesBroward CountyFlorida VotingMarc CaputoRick ScottRon DeSantis. Florida State Law says “any supervisor of elections, deputy supervisor of elections, canvassing board member, election board member or election employee who releases the results of any election prior to the closing of the polls in that county on election day commits a felony of the third degree.” The law does not address the issue of intent, one way or the other. Destroying ballots. Brenda Snipes has submitted her resignation as the supervisor of elections for Broward County, Florida, after the completion of a recount that brought renewed scrutiny of her tenure. She went on to win the general election and retain her seat as the Representative for the 23rd District. Rick Scott or … Snipes was born in Talladega, Alabama, and majored in modern foreign languages at Talladega College. “I hope it’s soon,” said one state Senate Democrat who declined to be named. Here’s some troubling history, "Broward County's Election History at the Helm of Brenda Snipes", Jeb Bush removes Broward County elections chief, "Judge's ruling that ballots were illegally destroyed continues Broward election woes", "Premature posting of election results was mistake, not a crime", "Florida Governor Election Results: Andrew Gillum vs. Ron DeSantis", "Andrew Gillum Concedes to Ron DeSantis in Florida Governor's Race", "Bill Nelson concedes Florida Senate race to Rick Scott", "As Counties Place Polls In Gated Communities, Florida Voters Are Left Out", "Broward and Palm Beach counties are at the center of a brewing Florida recount.

Scott is “focused on winning,” the source added. Florida requires an automatic machine recount when results are within 0.5%. Can Biden Run For President While ACTIVELY Being The Subject Of A Federal Criminal Investigation? Republicans used Snipes, who oversaw the at times hapless vote counting effort in Broward County, as a foil during the recount, seizing on mistakes made in her office to suggest that fraud was being committed, although no evidence of fraud was ever produced. The gap in Scott’s contest against incumbent Democrat Sen. Bill Nelson is less than 0.25%, triggering a hand recount. Litigation on the matter continued for another two weeks. TERRIBLE!

With 100% of the vote counted, but automatic recounts in process, Scott and DeSantis lead their Democrat opponents by about 12,500 and 33,700 votes out of over 8 million votes cast, respectively.

TERRIBLE! [12] The judge ruled that Snipes had illegally destroyed the ballots and that Canova be awarded attorney's fees.

By the Friday after the election, there was still no declared winner in the U.S. Senate race and votes were still being counted.

On November 20, 2003, Snipes was appointed supervisor of elections for Broward County by Governor Jeb Bush to take over for her predecessor, Miriam Oliphant, after Oliphant was removed from office for irregularities and fraud in the handling of ballots in the 2000 United States presidential election in that county. YUGE!

Gillum, Lawyers Fighting To ALLOW Non-Citizen’s Vote To Count, Trump Breaks Silence – Calls Out Criminal Florida Election Official, Rubio Warns Florida, ‘Dem. Brenda Calhoun Snipes (born 1943)[2][3] was the Supervisor of Elections for Broward County, Florida. [1], Florida Governor Rick Scott suspended Snipes on November 30, 2018. During the recount, Snipes publicly toyed with the idea of stepping down. [15] On November 17, Gillum conceded to DeSantis after the final recount, making DeSantis Governor-elect. “So many controversies have bedeviled Broward County Elections Supervisor Brenda Snipes — culminating in her office’s troubles in the aftermath of Florida’s chaotic 2018 elections — that her days in office are now numbered, insiders and lawmakers say.”. By the weekend following the election, the tallies in the U.S. Senate race were so close that a machine recount was initiated.

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Rick Scott.

", The nation is watching Broward’s election chief. They'll tell me what I'm doing," she said. Nelson eventually conceded to Scott after the recount. A county official later said the box contained voting equipment, not ballots. Obama Preaches To ANTIFA, Saying We’re Headed The Way Of Nazi Germany. In the 2004 general election, thousands of absentee ballots were lost in Broward County. Florida Gov. In an official statement by Scott, he stated her suspension was due to her failure of maintaining order within her office and complaints of malfeasance.

She made a third request under Florida's Public Records Act (Government in the Sunshine Act) in March 2017.

That same month, Canova filed a lawsuit asking the courts to order Snipes to allow him to examine the ballots.[12]. “Counting unlawful votes.

In June 2017, Canova and Friesdat made a joint request, but to no avail.

Broward County Supervisor of Elections Dr. Brenda C. Snipes waits to speak to the media about a plan to mail replacement ballots to voters on Oct. 28, 2004, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Her office was also caught mixing in illegal votes with valid votes: #BrowardElections office admits the vote count they submitted to state includes 22 illegal votes. Among the troubling actions of Snipes, he noted, are destroying ballots and opening absentee ballots early, both in violation of state law, and misprinting ballots.

When a reporter asked whether she would resign, the election official backed off slightly. Republican Ron DeSantis ran against Democrat Andrew Gillum, and was initially declared the winner. YES! On September 1, 2017, while litigation was ongoing, Snipes signed an order authorizing the destruction of 688 boxes containing the ballots. Florida Judge Announces Corrupt Democrat, Brenda Snipes, Is DONE FOR! The judge ruled in Scott's favor, ordering Snipes to disclose the number of ballots cast in Tuesday’s midterm elections, broken down by absentee, early, and election day votes, as well as the number of ballots still to be counted by 7:00 p.m. that day. Snipes is registered as a Democrat. Snipes' assistant told a reporter that she (the assistant) was not aware of any complaints. Broward County encompasses the 20th, 22nd, 23rd, and 24th congressional districts. [16], Florida's governor Rick Scott ran against incumbent Democratic Senator Bill Nelson for the U.S. Senate seat. Snipes destroyed evidence – but is still at her post! [22], On November 18, 2018, almost two weeks after election day, Scott was declared the winner, officially becoming Senator-elect after Bill Nelson's concession. Snipes, a Democrat, was the subject of widespread condemnation from Republicans during Florida's statewide recount. Even Snipes’ fellow Democrats have begun to abandon her amid her increasingly indefensible mishandling of the count, which has already resulted in a judge finding her in violation of Florida election law, Snipes’ office accidentally mixing invalidated ballots into legitimate results, and a suspicious series of reports of “found” ballots and illegally transported ballots. Trump Authorizes FULL Declassification Of Spygate And Clinton Emails – NO REDACTIONS!

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